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DBL was recognized as a 2024 ImpactAssets IA50 Emeritus Manager. The Emeritus Manager category recognizes impact investment fund managers who have achieved IA50 recognition for five or more years for their commitment to generating positive…

A Bay Area coffee supplier and equipment company is unveiling a smaller model of its electric roaster that works for retail shops. Why it matters: Coffee roasting is a growing frontier in the wider “electrify everything”…

ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rain, a leader in aerial wildfire containment technology, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company specializing in advanced rotorcraft, completed flight tests in late 2023 demonstrating how an autonomous helicopter carrying water can be…

Last week, Nancy Pfund ’82 and Adrianna Alterman ’19 were honored by Impact Capital Managers, a leading professional organization for impact investors. The awards illustrate the central role that Yale SOM graduates have played in…

Thank you so much, this is such a special honor. The ICM community and mission are at the core of what DBL is all about, and so being here, it really feels like we are…

With recent turnover in company leadership, a divestment in its insurance business, and a growing list of partnerships, FBN is re-focusing its business. For the first nine years of FBN, it was led by co-founder…

Rain was included among a16z’s American Dynamism 50: AI list, which spotlights groundbreaking tech companies using AI to advance the U.S.’s national interest. Rain was recognized for its autonomous helicopters, which can launch remotely, fly…

Annual awards recognize innovation in global automotive and transportation technologies For a second consecutive year, Mapbox has been named the “Navigation Technology Solution of the Year” in the fourth annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards, which recognize the world’s top…

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The BMW Group is set to revolutionize the in-car navigation experience with the launches of new models with BMW/MINI Operating System 9 featuring an all-new navigation system supported…

Walk into the lobby of Heirloom Roasters in Oakland, California, and you’re presented with two doors. Through door number one you’ll find the facility’s main roasting space, a cavernous warehouse where roaring industrial-sized equipment turns…

The 4 next big things in transportation for 2023 Even in a world that feels increasingly digital, we’re growing only more dependent on physical transportation infrastructure of all kinds. And as electrification, autonomy, and other…

At its 37th “Award of Honor” Gala, the Japan Society of Northern California presented the prestigious 2023 Visionary Award to Ira Ehrenpreis for his bold leadership in driving forward the field of impact investing, as…